Amazon is Killing the Execrable Kindle for Windows App (Finally) 17 October. They wrapped up their browser-based reading app, Kindle Cloud Reader, and called it Kindle for Windows. Nowhere in the app itself was there any kind of version number. BDR 18 October, 2016. Download Kindle for PC 1.17.44183. Read Amazon Kindle books on your PC. The use of eBook readers is something more and more common among readers. Antivirus for both mac and pc. We'll see how after Christmas, eBooks are going to be everywhere, because they are getting cheaper.

Overview What's this repository all about? Providing free open source tools to remove DRM from your ebooks. DRM ('Digital Rights Management') is a way of using encryption to tie the books you've bought to a specific device or to a particular piece of software. Why would I want to remove DRM from my ebooks? When your ebooks have DRM you are unable to convert the ebook from one format to another (e.g.

Kindle KF8 to Kobo ePub), so you are restricted in the range of ebook stores you can use. DRM also allows publishers to restrict what you can do with the ebook you've bought, e.g. Preventing the use of text-to-speech software. Longer term, you can never be sure that you'll be able to come back and re-read your ebooks if they have DRM, even if you save back-up copies.

So how can I remove DRM from my ebooks? Just download and use these tools, that's all! There are a few, uh, provisos, a, a couple of quid pro quos. • The tools don't work on all ebooks.

For example, they don't work on any ebooks from Apple's iBooks store. • You must own the ebook - the tools won't work on library ebooks or rented ebooks or books from a friend. • You must not use these tools to give your ebooks to a hundred of your closest friends. Or to a million strangers. Authors need to sell books to be able to write more books. Don't be mean to the authors. • Do NOT use Adobe Digital Editions 3.0 or later to download your ePubs.

ADE 3.0 and later might use a new encryption scheme that the tools can't handle. While major ebook stores aren't using the new scheme yet, using ADE 2.0.1 will ensure that your ebooks are downloaded using the old scheme. Once a book has been downloaded with the new scheme, it's IMPOSSIBLE to re-download using the old scheme (without buying it again).

But otherwise, if your ebook is from Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble or any of the ebook stores selling ebooks compatible with Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1, you should be able to remove the DRM that's been applied to your ebooks. A Recent Change to Kindle for PC/Kindle for Mac Starting with version 1.19, Kindle for PC/Mac uses Amazon's new KFX format which isn't quite as good a source fro conversion to ePub as the older KF8 (& MOBI) formats. There are two options to get the older formats. Either stick with version 1.17 or earlier, or modify the executable by changing a file name. Version 1.17 of Kindle is are no longer available directly from Amazon, so you will need to search for the proper file name and find it on a third party site. The name is 'KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44170.exe' for PC and 'KindleForMac-44182.dmg' for Mac. Verify the one of the following cryptographic hash values, using software of your choice, before installing the downloaded file in order to avoid viruses.

If the hash does not match, delete the downloaded file and try again from another site. Kindle for PC: MD-5: 53F793B5AA47D7DE099869 SHA-1: 73C404D719F0DD8D4AE1C2C96612B095D6C86255 SHA-256: 14E0F0053F1276C0C7C446892DC170344F707FBFE99B695176 2C00 Kindle for Mac: MD-5: E7E36D5369E1F3CF1D28E5D9115DF15F SHA-1: 7AB9A86B954CB23D622BD79E3257F8E2182D791C SHA-256: 28DC21246A9C7CDEDD2D6F0F4082E6BF7EF9DB9CE9D485548E 8A9E1D19EAE2AC. You will need to go to the preferences and uncheck the auto update checkbox. Then download and install 1.17 over the top of the 1.19 installation. You'll also need to delete the KFX folders from your My Kindle Content folder. A other possible solution is to use 1.19 or later, but disable KFX by renaming or disabling a necessary component of the application. This may or may not work on versions after 1.20.

In a command window, enter the following commands when Kindle for PC/Mac is not running: Windows ren%localappdata% Amazon Kindle application renderer-test.exe renderer-test.xxx PC Note: The renderer-test program may be in a different location in some Kindle for PC installations. If the rename command fails look in other folders, such as C: Program Files Amazon Kindle. Macintosh chmod -x /Applications/Kindle.app/Contents/MacOS/renderer-test Mac Note: If the chmod command fails with a permission error try again using sudo before chmod - sudo chmod [.] After restarting the Kindle program any books previously downloaded in KFX format will no longer open. You will need to remove them from your device and re-download them. All future downloads will use the older Kindle formats instead of KFX although they will continue to be placed in one individual subdirectory per book.